Win against Brentford
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Manchester United extended its top record in 2026 with a 2-1 home win against Brentford FC on Monday evening. The Red Devils took a comfortable lead in the first half through Casemiro (11th) and ex-Leipzig player Benjamin Sesko (43rd) before Mathias Jensen (87th) was only able to score the goal shortly before the final whistle. Man United thus maintains third place in the Premier League, which entitles them to qualify for the Champions League.
Symptomatic: The strong club leads the annual table ahead of Manchester City and Arsenal FC, who will fight for the championship in England. There are still two points missing to be able to be back in the premier class after two years. The Brazilian Casemiro once again left his mark on his team’s game against Brentford and scored for the ninth time as a defensive midfielder. The veteran has never been this dangerous to score in any season of his professional career. Nevertheless, his time at Old Trafford will end after this season and then four years.
“Yes. That’s pretty clear, from both sides,” explained Man United coach Michael Carrick, according to the BBC. “Cas shaped the team. He has enormous experience and gave everything you could possibly give. But that’s football. Players come and go.” The fans would have absolutely no objection to a sequel. “One more year, one more year Casemiro” (“One more year, one more year, Casemiro”), the fans made their affection for the 84-time national player clear.
And Coach Carrick also continued to diligently collect arguments for continued employment. Since taking over for the dismissed Rúben Amorim, the interim solution has resulted in an average points average of 2.23 after 13 games – one of the best odds in the club’s history. The “Guardian” wrote meaningfully before the Brentford game kicked off: “Michael Carrick is the level-headed interim coach of Manchester United who is getting closer and closer to being appointed as the seventh permanent coach of the era after Sir Alex Ferguson. To put it with a cliché: the 44-year-old has the job almost guaranteed.” Next matchday there will be a direct duel against fourth-placed Liverpool (Sunday, 4:30 p.m.).
